Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Carter. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Carter but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Carter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 90 gp. Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: An older woman who prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts, she is not a threatening figure. With bright blonde hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears bulky blue painted plate armor. He carries a battered shortspear and tarnished warhammer as well. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Frug wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Frug reached his early adolescence his Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 80 gp. Onyx (40 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. He has dyed his greying red crest a little too much giving a sharp red color. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2600 sp. Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Enna was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is white and very short. His black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Damakos grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A freak accident while working with his Laborer mother left him crippled. During his travels, Damakos and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Damakos discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Damakos fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Impulsive, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). 4 Antitoxin. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 6 Acid flasks.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Myria lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Myria took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up trident and armor she uses now. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Family, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a Cook, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This woman prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her right hand. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She got into the Ploughman business at a young age. When Ilde reached her early adolescence her Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ploughman.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 40 gp.